Ceanothus jepsonii var. jepsonii

unknown
Selected by author to be illustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 107. Mentioned on page 106.
Revision as of 14:49, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Stems erect to ascending. Flowers: sepals and petals usually pale blue to lavender, rarely pink or white. Capsules globose. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Rocky serpentine slopes and ridges, chaparral.
Elevation: 200–800 m.

Discussion

Variety jepsonii occurs in the outer North Coast Ranges of California, from Mendocino County south to Marin County. Plants in one population from Marin County with five sepals and petals have been called Ceanothus decornutus V. T. Parker.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Clifford L. Schmidt† +  and Dieter H. Wilken +
unknown +
Ceanothus sect. Cerastes +
200–800 m. +
Rocky serpentine slopes and ridges, chaparral. +
Flowering Feb–Apr. +
Man. Bot. San Francisco, +
Selected by author to be illustrated +  and Endemic +
Ceanothus jepsonii var. jepsonii +
Ceanothus jepsonii +
variety +